Cracking the colon code – new light shed on gut function

by Flinders UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew insights into how the colon functions and actually expels its contents have been revealed for the first time following decades of study by Flind

Updated on: May 28,2024

Cracking the colon code – new light shed on gut function

by Flinders UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew insights into how the colon functions and actually expels its contents have been revealed for the first time following decades of study by Flind

Updated on:May 28,2024

Fecal microbe transplants help cancer patients respond to immunotherapy and shrink tumors

by Diwakar Davar,The ConversationCancer patients who responded well to immunotherapy donated stool samples. Their stool was processed to yield material for a fecal microbe transplant. Credit: Di

Updated on: June 22,2024

Fecal microbe transplants help cancer patients respond to immunotherapy and shrink tumors

by Diwakar Davar,The ConversationCancer patients who responded well to immunotherapy donated stool samples. Their stool was processed to yield material for a fecal microbe transplant. Credit: Di

Updated on:June 22,2024

Novel treatment makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy, mouse study shows

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineNew research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in panc

Updated on: May 06,2024

Novel treatment makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy, mouse study shows

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineNew research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in panc

Updated on:May 06,2024

A regimen for treating environmental enteric dysfunction

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressHistology and transcriptomic hallmarks in children with EED. Representative images from whole slide images from (A) BEECH (EED) cohort and (B) US controls (Ctl). Zoomed-in

Updated on: January 24,2024

A regimen for treating environmental enteric dysfunction

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressHistology and transcriptomic hallmarks in children with EED. Representative images from whole slide images from (A) BEECH (EED) cohort and (B) US controls (Ctl). Zoomed-in

Updated on:January 24,2024

Study in mice demonstrates how gut bacteria help ward off viruses to make animals resistant to infection

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe role of the gut microbiome in disease and health has been well established. Yet, how the bacteria residing in our guts protect us from viral

Updated on: June 25,2024

Study in mice demonstrates how gut bacteria help ward off viruses to make animals resistant to infection

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe role of the gut microbiome in disease and health has been well established. Yet, how the bacteria residing in our guts protect us from viral

Updated on:June 25,2024

Crohn disease more common in people with hidradenitis suppurativa

by Lori SolomonPediatric patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) have a higher prevalence of Crohn disease, according to a research letter published online June 14 inJAMA Dermatology.Nicole

Updated on: June 01,2024

Crohn disease more common in people with hidradenitis suppurativa

by Lori SolomonPediatric patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) have a higher prevalence of Crohn disease, according to a research letter published online June 14 inJAMA Dermatology.Nicole

Updated on:June 01,2024

Risk for GI bleed increased with hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis

by Elana GotkineThe risk for newly diagnosed gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is increased for patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) versus peritoneal dialysis (PD), according to a study published onlin

Updated on: April 24,2024

Risk for GI bleed increased with hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis

by Elana GotkineThe risk for newly diagnosed gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is increased for patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) versus peritoneal dialysis (PD), according to a study published onlin

Updated on:April 24,2024

Gut bacteria associated with animal-based diet may mitigate risk of cardiovascular disease

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityCredit: Veronika Kivenson of the OSU College of ScienceOregon State University researchers have found that a type of common gut bacteria sometimes assoc

Updated on: March 26,2024

Gut bacteria associated with animal-based diet may mitigate risk of cardiovascular disease

by Steve Lundeberg,Oregon State UniversityCredit: Veronika Kivenson of the OSU College of ScienceOregon State University researchers have found that a type of common gut bacteria sometimes assoc

Updated on:March 26,2024

Heavy antibiotic use tied to development of Crohn's, colitis

The more antibiotics that seniors take, the greater their risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study suggests.The findings could help explain some of the increase inCrohn's diseas

Updated on: June 28,2024

Heavy antibiotic use tied to development of Crohn's, colitis

The more antibiotics that seniors take, the greater their risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study suggests.The findings could help explain some of the increase inCrohn's diseas

Updated on:June 28,2024

Anti-inflammatory nanoparticles mimic glycocalyx in IBD patients

by WileySchematic summary of the overall flow of the study. A library of glycopolymers was constructed via RAFT polymerization of random combinations of five different sugar moieties at a total f

Updated on: June 06,2024

Anti-inflammatory nanoparticles mimic glycocalyx in IBD patients

by WileySchematic summary of the overall flow of the study. A library of glycopolymers was constructed via RAFT polymerization of random combinations of five different sugar moieties at a total f

Updated on:June 06,2024

New findings on bacteria that increase risk of pancreatic cancer

by Karolinska InstitutetFigure 1. DNA damage induced by infection with bacterial isolates in healthy (hTERT-HPNE), early (Capan-2) and late differentiation stage cancer (AsPC-1) pancreatic cell l

Updated on: June 14,2024

New findings on bacteria that increase risk of pancreatic cancer

by Karolinska InstitutetFigure 1. DNA damage induced by infection with bacterial isolates in healthy (hTERT-HPNE), early (Capan-2) and late differentiation stage cancer (AsPC-1) pancreatic cell l

Updated on:June 14,2024

New growth factor for the liver identified

by Arne Claussen,Heinrich-Heine University DuesseldorfMicroscopic images of so-called human organoids with hepatocytes, which proliferate better with the help of the identified growth factor MYD

Updated on: March 05,2024

New growth factor for the liver identified

by Arne Claussen,Heinrich-Heine University DuesseldorfMicroscopic images of so-called human organoids with hepatocytes, which proliferate better with the help of the identified growth factor MYD

Updated on:March 05,2024